Jay Boucher Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

NASA's Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program is supporting private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS) as well as the development of Commercial LEO Destinations (CLDs). The overarching goal is to develop a market in which NASA is one of many customers in a robust LEO market. As CLDs become available, NASA intends to implement an orderly transition from current ISS operations to the new CLDs. Transition of LEO operations to the private sector will yield efficiencies in the long term, enabling NASA to shift resources towards other objectives. With the introduction of CLDs, NASA expects to realize efficiencies from the use of smaller, more modern and efficient platforms and a more commercial approach to meeting the Agency's needs in LEO. In the longer term, the gradual emergence of additional customers for commercial LEO destinations will offer the opportunity for additional savings.

Houston, Texas

• Lead technical integration for multidisciplinary and multinational teams and projects during the tactical and realtime timeframes• Plan and execute complex operations including infrastructure and flight software upgrades, re-supply missions, and space-walks while implementing sustainability and repeatability initiatives• Coordinated with international partners (Russian, Japanese, and European space agencies) as the liaison for the Power and Thermal Systems Group

Houston, Texas Area

• Led the formation and execution of a validation plan to certify and implement anomaly detection software for real-time monitoring of the photo-voltaic thermal control system on the International Space Station • Supported the International Space Station operations team by providing code to automate processes, peer-reviewing user interfaces with telemetry-based mass computations, updating operations procedures and revising schematics.

East Aurora, New York

• Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team on equipment validate new equipment, processes, and concepts for production cost savings• Drove initiatives necessary for the on-time completion of projects, including: the design and procurement of test articles, the documentation of test proposals and results, and obtaining operations/engineering buy-in

Houston, Texas Area

• Led implementation of anomaly detection software that will decrease operational costs, increase safety, and increase flight controller situational awareness• Engaged in flight controller training that included simulations, lectures, and skill-application sessions that reinforced the development of strong leadership, critical thinking, and technical aptitude

Evendale, Oh

• Reviewed engine assembly processes and implemented improvements to increase process intuitiveness, decrease production errors, and drive productivity• Developed tools to assist shop teams in understanding how to manage their own productivity through prioritizing tasks and maintaining accountability for their time

Evendale, Oh

• Conducted low cycle fatigue, fracture mechanic, life extension, stress scaling, and repair substantiation analysis on jet engine components and presented results to technical experts• Completed sensitivity studies on low cycle fatigue life analysis to verify robustness of a new analysis

Houston, Texas Area

• Performed a variety of tasks including CAD design work, mechanical work, and rocket engine analysis in support of a success-oriented test demonstration of a new vertical test bed• Designed, had manufactured and assembled components for the vertical test bed